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2016 LA106

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(2016 LA106)

2016 LA106 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 35.44 AU to 57.57 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 317.1 years. Orbit from the JPL solution of 1 August 2024.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
36.942 AU
True anomaly
37.98°
Distance from Earth
37.905 AU
As of
24 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 LA106 — 36.942 AU from the Sun 2016 LA106
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 LA106 is 37.905 AU from Earth today (5.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 54m 27s
Declination
-12° 52′ 06″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
37.91 AU
Elongation from the Sun
13.6° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
46.502 AU
Eccentricity
0.2379
Inclination
25.55°
Orbital period
317.1 years
Perihelion
35.438 AU
Aphelion
57.566 AU
Longitude of ascending node
53.15°
Argument of periapsis
133.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Earth MOID · 13,422.7 LD
34.4904 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.351

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
17
Data arc
91 days
First observed
7 March 2016
Last observed
6 June 2016
Residual RMS
0.13 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 August 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.3

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources